Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
崔会长的安保堪比安培的，陌生人都能跟着一起靠这么近
稳扎稳打的第二部，依旧很爽，如此解压的片子不知道几年能等到一部
比一差在张谦那股子狂妄的亡命劲儿。张谦阴鸷，狠起来要命，这回这个就是纯亡命徒，少了点个人魅力。马东锡的大耳贴子炉火纯青。
虽然到处危机四伏，悍匪猖獗。但只要看到马叔，浓浓的安全感便油然而生。马叔是亚洲硬汉的天花板
以暴制暴，以拳盖面！两部的反派选角都很对味！
谁看到孙锡久脱衣服的时候不想叫声老公呢？可是西八真的不如上一集，怀念哈尔滨张谦蛋。
电影一星，正反男主各一星，and暴力动作一星。
没字幕硬看的..全程ㅅㅂ含量过多 打戏逼真到我要捂着眼看 不是我喜欢的类型😢
很多逻辑不通的地方，反派战力也直线下降，多方势力混斗有点意思，但大多沦为酱油。
从出场就在宣告马东锡已等同于超级英雄的存在，暴力实施抓捕，群众围观拍照，同行从中阻挠，这都是复仇者联盟一般的待遇。包括结尾制伏孙锡久后又再一次还原这份特殊性，停在了一个人走出行车隧道远离事发现场的画面上。而回归最本质的动作场面，也延续了第一部的爽感，壮硕的身材换来的绝对压制还是更能带来分分钟高潮的感官享受。
［6.0］看看打戏就行了，废话剧情一堆，还特别老套又无逻辑。韩国动作片再不创新也就那样了。
熬了1小时30分钟，终于等到马东锡和孙锡久对决，还算打得爽吧。不喜欢这种类型的电影，孙锡久好帅。
少年丧父，
三星半，韩国票房那么高，本来期待值很高的，但是也算是一部剧情完整的爆米花大片了
反派那股子狠劲儿让人恨的牙痒痒，最后打得是真爽！
不太理解为什么韩国票房这么高，看点就是打戏干净利落，击打感强，拳拳到肉。反派凶悍邪恶，令人不寒而栗，其他就没了。
这一集男主跑到越南去抓罪犯了，不过，决斗还是回韩国了。
为了孙锡久来看的。不错的类型片。狭窄空间的打戏真不错。
下下部打变态们联盟。
几场动作戏是真的顶呱呱，尤其是几处狭小空间打斗，摄影水准绝了。男主太赞。
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